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Pregnancy: Prenatal Exam Schedule

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Regular prenatal exams are a top priority during any
pregnancy. They are important both for monitoring your own and your fetus's
health and for giving you and your health professional time to build a working
relationship.

If your pregnancy is going well, you will have a regular schedule of
prenatal checkups. These will become more frequent as you near your due date. A
general example of such a schedule is as follows:1

After the first prenatal visit, every 4 weeks till week 28 of pregnancy

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References

Citations

American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2007). Antepartum care. In Guidelines for Perinatal Care, 6th ed., pp. 83–137. Elk Grove
Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2007). Antepartum care. In Guidelines for Perinatal Care, 6th ed., pp. 83–137. Elk Grove
Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

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